David Coates has written extensively on US and UK political economy and public policy. His latest publications include 'Observing Obama in Real Time' (LPP, 2017), 'Capitalism: The Basics' (Routledge, 2016), and 'America in the Shadow of Empires' (Palgrave, 2015). Using the pen name 'Robert Cornish', his latest novel is 'Lying Close to the Sky' (LPP, 2017)